Image forming apparatus and processing method

Abstract

An image forming apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform a delivery request for a new consumable when a remaining amount of the consumable is less than or equal to a threshold, and in response to detecting attachment of the new consumable, change the threshold to a new threshold based on the threshold, capacity information of the new consumable, and capacity information of a previously attached consumable.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An image forming apparatus comprising:
 one or more memories storing instructions; and   one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to:
 perform a delivery request for a new consumable when a remaining amount of the consumable is less than or equal to a threshold; and 
 in response to detecting attachment of the new consumable, change the threshold to a new threshold based on:
 the threshold, 
 capacity information of the new consumable, and 
 capacity information of a previously attached consumable. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein the change to the new threshold is controlled based on a user operation indicating whether to change the threshold. 
     
     
         3 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, in a case where the delivery request is performed, an execution of the delivery request is recorded in an internal memory of the consumable,   wherein, in a case where the attachment of the consumable is detected in the image forming apparatus and the execution of the delivery request is recorded in the internal memory of the attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is not performed, and   wherein, in a case where the attachment of the consumable is detected in the image forming apparatus and the execution of the delivery request is not recorded in the internal memory of the attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is performed.   
     
     
         4 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, when the attachment of the consumable is detected, and the capacity information of the attached consumable is the same as the capacity information of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is not performed, and   wherein, in a case where the attachment of the consumable is detected, and the capacity information of the attached consumable differs from the capacity information of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is performed.   
     
     
         5 . The image forming apparatus according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein, in a first mode, the change to the new threshold is controlled based on a user operation indicating whether to change the threshold, and   wherein, in a second mode, the change to the new threshold is controlled without requiring the user operation.   
     
     
         6 . A processing method in an image forming apparatus, the processing method comprising:
 performing a delivery request of a new consumable when a remaining amount of a consumable is less than or equal to a threshold; and   in response to detecting attachment of the new consumable, changing the threshold to a new threshold based on:
 the threshold, 
 capacity information of the new consumable, and 
 capacity information of a previously attached consumable. 
   
     
     
         7 . The method according to  claim 6 , wherein the change to the new threshold is controlled based on a user operation indicating whether to perform the change. 
     
     
         8 . The method according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, when the attachment of the consumable is detected, and the capacity information of the attached consumable is the same as the capacity information of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is not performed, and   wherein, in a case where the attachment of the consumable is detected, and the capacity information of the attached consumable differs from the capacity information of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is performed.   
     
     
         9 . The method according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, when attachment of the new consumable is detected, and the capacity information of the new consumable is the same as that of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is not performed; and   wherein, when the capacity information of the new consumable differs from that of the previously attached consumable, the change to the new threshold is performed.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 6 ,
 wherein, in a first mode, the change to the new threshold is controlled based on a user operation indicating whether to perform the change; and   wherein, in a second mode, the change to the new threshold is controlled without requiring the user operation.